Metal Update News[views:6337][posts:3]______________________________________ [Nov 14,2003 1:21pm - the_reverend ""] this is from an e-mail that I get from http://www.metalupdate.com RIOT original vocalist Guy Speranza died last weekend due to pancreatic cancer - he was 47 years old FEAR FACTORY Byron Stroud (Strapping Young Lad) has been added to the lineup on bass guitar - a tentative release date for the next album 'Archetype' has been set for April SOILWORK Richard Evensand (Ebony Tears, Dog Faced Gods) has been named the band's new drummer CIRCLE II CIRCLE the five band members other than vocalist Zak Stevens (Kevin Rothney, Shane French, Matt Laporte, Christopher Kinder and John Zahner) have left the group as they "could no longer accept managements business practices" - Zak Stevens intends to take a revamped lineup on tour with Saxon and Doro this December NAPALM DEATH guitarist Jesse Pintado is not taking part in the current European tour in order to spend time with family and recover from a very exhausting year - due to the fact that the tour was already booked the band decided to do the shows as a four piece OSMOSE PRODUCTIONS The End Records will be handling all the major releases for Osmose for the North American territory - the first albums to benefit from this relationship will be Impaled Nazarene 'All That You Fear' and Melechesh 'Sphynx' in early 2004 NORTHERN LIGHTS 2004 Unrestrained! Magazine and Inertia Entertainment have announced that the second Northern Lights festival will take place in Toronto, Canada on June 26th, 2004 and feature Melechesh, Kult Of Azazel, While Heaven Wept and Aesma Daeva among others HATEBREED 'The Rise of Brutality' debuted at #30 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart NEW SIGNINGS Navarre: Force Of Evil Ravenhurst Records: Delusion Cold Records / Metal Blade: In Battle D3 Entertainment: Fear Factory (USA) Roadrunner Records: Fear Factory (Europe) Sanctuary: Stratovarius, Brides Of Destruction |
| __________________________________________ [Nov 14,2003 2:29pm - thegreatspaldino ""] god does hatebreed suck |
| ___________________________________________ [Nov 14,2003 6:23pm - george elsewhere ""] i thought fear factory broke up? |
| __________________________________________ [Nov 14,2003 9:18pm - thegreatspaldino ""] they are under a contractional agreement to make one more album or someshit *shrug* |